Kommersant reports Russian users downloaded VPN apps 9.2 million times in March, 14 times more than a year earlier
Russian users downloaded VPN apps from Google Play 9.2 million times in March 2026 — 14 times more than in the same month a year earlier — the Russian business daily Kommersant reported, citing data from the service Digital Budget.
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